Re: SGML/XML syntax for DSSSL

Subject: Re: SGML/XML syntax for DSSSL
From: gtn@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Gavin Nicol)
Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 15:02:26 -0400
>- Provide an SGML/XML syntax for the non-programmatic parts of DSSSL.  This
>  should support calling procedures.  You would also need some very simple
>  "expressions" within attribute values (ie +2pt, 10%).

Kind of like DynaText stylesheets...

I think I'd prefer going with a functional infix language... I remember
the pratt parsers weren't too bad, and GUILE also has a C to lisp
syntax compiler.

People have been doing this for decades...

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